Number of FTEs that perform the process "develop sourcing strategies" per $1 billion purchases

This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion purchases who perform the "develop sourcing strategies" process, which involves clarifying purchasing requirements, matching needs to supplier capabilities, analyzing a company's spend profile to identify high-opportunity categories, matching the most effective sourcing strategy by category, seeking opportunities to improve efficiency and value, and collaborating with suppliers to identify sourcing strategies. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help companies optimize the performance of their "develop sourcing strategies" process by minimizing waste and refining resource consumption.

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Measure Category:
Process Efficiency
Measure Id:
101008
Total Sample Size:
2,187 All Companies
Performers:
25th
– Median
– 75th
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Key Performance
Indicator:
Yes

Compute this Measure

Units for this measure are FTEs.

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(Number of FTEs who perform the process group "procure materials and services" * Percentage of FTEs performing procurement processes dedicated to providing sourcing governance and performing category management * .01) / (Value of all materials and services purchased * .000000001)

Key Terms

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FTE - (full-time equivalent employee)

To calculate the number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process or activity, you must prorate the number of employees and the hours spent performing each process/activity. Assume that a full-time worker represents 40 hours per week. Provide the average number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process. Include full-time employees, part-time employees, and temporary workers hired during peak demand periods. Allocate only the portion of the employee's time that relates to or supports the activities identified for an applicable process. Prorate management and secretarial time by estimating the level of effort in support of each activity, by process.

For example, a part-time secretary in the finance department for XYZ, Inc. charges all of his time to finance department activities. He works 20 hours per week. The secretary splits his time evenly supporting employees working in the general accounting process and the financial reporting process. Thus, his time should be allocated by process. So, if he works throughout the year and supports these two processes, his time would be split evenly as:

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for general accounting = .25FTE for general accounting

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for financial reporting = .25FTE for financial reporting

Process efficiency

Process efficiency represents how well a process converts its inputs into outputs. A process that converts 100% of the inputs into outputs without waste is more efficient than one that converts a similar amount of inputs into fewer outputs.

Median

The metric value which represents the 50th percentile of a peer group. This could also be communicated as the metric value where half of the peer group sample shows lower performance than the expressed metric value or half of the peer group sample shows higher performance than the expressed metric value.

Measure Scope

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Cross Industry (7.2.1)

  • 4.2.1.1 - Develop procurement plan (10281) - Creating a plan for procuring materials and services. Plan what to buy, when, and from what sources. Include project requirements, the procurement team, the justification for the procurement, a timeline of events, and an explanation of the supplier selection process. Outline specific actions to start and complete purchases in order to adhere to best practices.
  • 4.2.1.2 - Clarify purchasing requirements (10282) - Defining the purchasing requirements for materials and services. Specify the exact inventory required for the production process. Create a specific quotation for all the sources in order to avoid any duplication or overlap.
  • 4.2.1.3 - Establish materials management contingency plans (10283) - Developing a strategy to deal with issues projected to arise during implementation of the inventory plan. Identify how to react to issues that arise and require changes to the inventory plan, such as a vendor failing to deliver materials on time. Collaborate with production and suppliers to prepare solutions to projected problems.
  • 4.2.1.4 - Match needs to supply capabilities (10284) - Synchronizing the requirements of materials and services and the capacity of suppliers for providing these materials and services. Revamp the procurement needs of the company in consideration of the capabilities of the suppliers.
  • 4.2.1.5 - Analyze organization’s spend profile (10285) - Evaluating the spend profile of the organization. Collect, cleanse, classify, and analyze the procurement data with the purpose of reducing procurement costs, improving efficiency, and monitoring compliance.
  • 4.2.1.6 - Seek opportunities to improve efficiency and value (10286) - Seeking the most efficient sourcing and procurement opportunities.
  • 4.2.1.7 - Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities (10287) - Collaborating with the suppliers of materials and services in order to determine new opportunities for sourcing.